Cost of living comparison
Lima is 28.4% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
|
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.47
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.25
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.32
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.89
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€6.16
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€36.99
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,650.55
€23,634.28
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
€15.00
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
|
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
€19.73
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$769.99
€738.25
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.27
€591.82
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.33
€179.61
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.91
€587.65
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,233.33
€14,605.30
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.57
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.81
€2.70
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
€44.06
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.15
€10.69
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.52
€70.49
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€35.52
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
€79.79
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.33
€97.15
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
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